Conservatism discards Prescription, shrinks from Principle, disavows P…

Benjamin Disraeli
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Conservatism discards Prescription, shrinks from Principle, disavows Progress; having rejected all respect for antiquity, it offers no redress for the present, and makes no preparation for the future. ✨ 'Coningsby' (1844) bk. 2, ch. 5
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Conservatism discards Prescription, shrinks from Principle, disavows Progress; having rejected all respect for antiquity, it offers no redress for the present, and makes no preparation for the future. ✨ 'Coningsby' (1844) bk. 2, ch. 5

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